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Monday, December 20, 2010

The 2nd Annual SFR Holiday Blitz is Here!

The SFR Holiday Blitz is back for its second year and is bigger and better ! This holiday season, you could win over 50 science fiction romance books! 33 authors have teamed up with 15 bloggers to give you a taste of the adventures the subgenre has to offer. Never read a science fiction romance? Well here's your chance.

Entering is free and easy: Fill out the short form below and leave a comment telling us what urban fantasy or paranormal romance author you would most like to see write an SFR novel..

There are 14 additional fabulous participating blogs each with their own selection of giveaways. You can find a complete list below. The deadline to enter is Midnight EST on Sunday, December 26th. Open to US and Canada residents.

Here is the terrific selection of SFR titles to be won at SciFiGuy.ca. Four winners will be selected and announced on Monday December 27th. A big thanks to Heather Massey at The Galaxy Express for organizing this years event and to all the generous authors.

SciFiGuy.ca SFR Giveaways (4)

A print copy of ENEMY WITHIN by Marcella Burnard.

A print copy of PANDORA’S HOPE by Lisa Lane

A print copy of BEYOND THE SHADOWS by Jess Granger

An e-copy of JAQ’S HARP by Ella Drake. (The winner will receive it in advance of publication date Feb 21st)

SUMMARY: After a stint in an alien prison torpedoes her military career, Captain Ari Idylle has to wonder why she even bothered to survive. Stripped of her command and banished to her father's scientific expedition to finish a PhD she doesn't want, Ari never planned to languish quietly behind a desk. But when pirates commandeer her father's ship, Ari once again becomes a prisoner.

Pirate leader Cullin Seaghdh may not be who he pretends to be but as far as Cullin is concerned, the same goes for Ari. Her past imprisonment puts her dead center in Cullin's sights and if she hasn't been brainwashed and returned as a spy, then he's convinced she must be part of a traitorous alliance endangering billions of lives. Cullin can't afford the desire she fires within him and he'll stop at nothing, including destroying her, to uncover the truth.

SUMMARY: Captain Nora Bradley, her fiancé and First Officer Robert Smith, and crew have developed quite the reputation: their current tactical officer is an astral clone of the one they started with; a race of shape-shifting aliens currently travels the stars as an impostor of "Pandora's Hope"; and everyone is still recovering from the embarrassing and life-changing ship-wide orgy caused by their bout with the "space flu." Worst of all, though, is that the more Nora tries to plan their wedding, the more Robert gets cold feet.... Now that the ship is back on mission, with a glorified babysitter from Space-Corp on its way, it seems that the ship-wide fun might be forced to an end - but first impressions always prove wrong on Pandora's Hope, and the new addition to their crew, "Quality Control Officer" Patrice Jocar, might have more in common with her new peers than they think. In this second installment of the Lust in Space series, the crew of Pandora's Hope explores more exotic intergalactic regions, picking up the most unlikely of refugees and encountering new alien species - while their wild and sexy antics continue. Will Nora and Robert's relationship survive another excursion into deep space, or will the experience tear them apart for good?

SUMMARY: A man of deception. A woman of justice. Can their fragile trust be strong enough to prevent a war?
Commander Yara knows perfect leadership requires perfect control and discipline. She has spent years living without the distraction of caring for anything—or anyone. It’s a sacrifice she’s willing to make. Yara has honed herself into the perfect heir to the Azralen throne, but a bloody coup could destroy everything she’s worked so hard for. She must return home to prevent war. Unfortunately the only ship available belongs to an Earthlen trader with no regard for authority—especially hers.

Cyn is a rebel, driven to protect those suffering at the hands of the Elite leaders of Azra. Using his alias to manipulate the lovely but icy commander onto his ship, he has to keep her from Azra long enough to ignite the revolution. But when he awakens a vibrant and feeling woman beneath that icy exterior, he gets more than he bargained for—love. He must find a way to convince Yara to join him, before they get caught in a web of deception that could tear their world apart.

SUMMARY: In a world of floating islands and bio-engineered beans, the bad guys are taken down by agents of the Mother organization—agents like Jacqueline “Jaq” Robinson. Instead of accepting her next routine assignment, she sets out on a mission of her own—to destroy Giant Corp, the company responsible for her sister’s wasting illness. Jaq must steal her cure from Giant’s headquarters high above the city…even though she’ll be brought face-to-face with Harper English, the man who left her to go deep undercover at Giant.

For Harp, Jaq had been a distraction the mercenary thought he couldn’t afford. But once he sees her again, Harp knows he’s made a mistake. Even though she vowed he won’t have her again, it’s clear they still have a powerful attraction. Harp’s determined to get a second chance with Jaq—if they can escape Giant Corp and get back to solid ground in one piece…

I think probably Meljean Brook. There are other authors who I think could also do an excellent job with it, but I was so fascinated by the word-building she did for her new steampunk romances, that I'd love to see what she could do with SFR.

Good resource. Just wanted to add: have goals - but don't be frightened to change them. Not every person's profession is like scifiguy's, and some people start out seeking to compose fiction and stop up performing just that. But if you locate other genres that you're good at, don't be afraid to change your targets. The corollary to this is: Don't have preconceived notions about in which your writing will get you. I started out trying to create custom writing, took a detour into poetry and then magazine editing and ended up as a marketing and advertising author. My goal was usually to be an effective writer -- but the kind that success took modified numerous occasions throughout my career.